2023 – Page 914 – The Portland Press Herald

It Happened in Windham: Living history, old-fashioned fun at Fall Harvest Festival

by Haley Pal September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

In the 19th century, North Windham was not the business hub of town. In those earlier days, many people did their shopping, attended church services and conducted business in Windham Center. The Old Town House was not only used for town business, it also served as a school to many of Windham’s early students. Hawkes’ […]

Lakes Region Weekly

Inside Windham: Sept. 15

by Haley Pal September 15, 2023September 12, 2023

Sebago Spirits Festival Meet some of Maine’s premier distillers at the Sebago Spirits Festival Saturday, Sept. 16, at Dundee Park. Sample and buy some spirits and bring drink recipes home. The festival, hosted by the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, will be from 1 to 4 p.m. and includes food trucks and games, along […]

Letters

Letter to the editor: Impeachment inquiry should not come ahead of our kids

September 15, 2023September 14, 2023

While Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives announced the opening of an impeachment inquiry against President Biden on Sept. 12, the Census Bureau reported that the child poverty rate in our country more than doubled last year – after reaching an all-time low in 2021. The primary reason for this troubling upsurge, according to […]

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: Prostate cancer is ‘the good cancer’ – or is it?

by Sandra Jaeger Special to the Press Herald September 15, 2023September 14, 2023

More American men are being diagnosed at advanced stages, when it’s more deadly. But it doesn’t have to be that way – step up, inform yourself and talk to your health care provider.

Lakes Region Weekly

Inside Gray: Sept. 15

by Marilyn Keating-Porcaro September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

Interim town manager Joshua Tiffany has been appointed interim town manager following Nathaniel Rudy’s resignation to accept a position with the U.S. State Department. Tiffany has been the director of the Gray Public Library since 2013 and in 2022 was also named the town’s director of communications and information technology. Cub Scouts signups Sign up […]

American Journal

Buxton Notes: Sept. 14

by Robert Lowell September 15, 2023September 12, 2023

Benefit concert for riding center Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center’s fundraising concert, “Bands Behind the Barn,” will take place from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16. Funds will go toward scholarships for the therapeutic riding program for children and adults with physical or cognitive disabilities. The event includes food trucks, mobile bar service, […]